New ZealandCanyon's tsunami threat to capitalThe threat of a huge, landslide-triggered tsunami to Wellington lurks below the water only 10km off the city's coast - but the region's quakes haven't come near what it would take to trigger one.26 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandUndersea slip menace for KaikouraThe Cook Strait Canyon isn't the only underwater chasm that scientists worry could pose a serious threat to the country.26 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandGenes could dictate jail timeA future where a criminal's genetic make-up affects how long they spend in jail and whether they are released was discussed at a lecture in Dunedin last night.26 Sep 01:19 AM
LifestyleMan grows nose on foreheadA Chinese man has had a new nose grown on his forehead. The man, who has only been named as Xiaolian, had the treatment to create a replacement for his original nose which was infected and deformed.25 Sep 10:35 PM
New ZealandFamily anger at acid spillA boy, injured when acid splashed in his eye during a science class, will need up to a year to recover.21 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandWhale of an achievementPersistent prompting by an Auckland scientist has persuaded the shipping industry to rearrange its schedules, for a whale.20 Sep 11:59 PM
New ZealandWildlife heroes honouredIn an emotion-charged ceremony, Rochelle Constantine was one of three inaugural recipients of the Holdaway Awards at the Hauraki Gulf Forum's annual seminar this month.20 Sep 08:13 PM
WorldEarth's heat could push humans to take refuge on MarsLife on Earth will continue for at least another 1.75 billion years ... but human life could die out long before.19 Sep 05:30 PM
BusinessParkinson's treatment trial startsHuman trials of a locally developed Parkinson's disease treatment have begun in New Zealand after the first round yielded promising results.17 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionMichael Parker: Jurassic Park no closer to reality'Next generation' DNA extraction techniques found no viable material even in samples less than a century old.17 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandFacing up to life with Huntington's diseaseKimberley Jane Dark has made it clear that she doesn't want to be kept alive with a feeding tube.16 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandSheep trials may find therapy for Huntington'sScientists are preparing to test a potential therapy for Huntington's disease in sheep that have been genetically modified to carry the mutation that causes the disease.16 Sep 05:30 PM
New Zealand$8m target to devlop brain research strategyWhen patients have a certain kind of brain surgery to treat epilepsy at Auckland City Hospital is sent over the road to the Auckland University for research.16 Sep 05:30 PM
WorldCan we survive?Some of Britain's finest minds are drawing up a "doomsday list" of catastrophic events that could devastate the world.13 Sep 05:30 PM
WorldPersonal, revealing memoir exposes Hawking's marriage traumasThe painful end of Stephen Hawking's first marriage, and the bitter acrimony of his second, have been described in detail by the Cambridge cosmologist for the first time in his autobiography.13 Sep 05:30 PM
WorldAlarm over fossil's fateOne of the rarest dinosaur fossils could be lost to science when it is auctioned for private sale in November, scientists warned yesterday.10 Sep 05:30 PM
WorldPut time on hold? Easy cellBritish business executives, sports stars, celebrities and anyone else with £38,400 ($75,300) to spare will be able to freeze a backup of their adult selves for potential use decades later.09 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandFonterra bottles fail boy's acid testAn 11-year-old put Fonterra's light-proof milk bottles to the test.09 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandBrains: Unlocking the secretsWithin moments of sitting down in his office, Prof Richard Faull whips out a human brain, places it on the desk between us and announces, "Here it is," in the manner of someone displaying their most-prized possession.06 Sep 05:30 PM
LifestyleTwenty of life's questionsJust in case you were wondering what the universe is made of, whether ET exists and if something can be done about global warming, cancer and beating bacteria, here's what scientists know ...05 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandClosing ozone hole may heat up Antarctica - researcherThe ozone hole over New Zealand is closing, but it may warm up Antarctica which could then affect the West Coast and Canterbury Plains, a university researcher says.05 Sep 07:44 AM
Lifestyle'It's almost science fiction'Australian doctors have achieved a world first by helping a woman become pregnant from ovarian tissue grafted into her abdomen.03 Sep 12:25 AM
LifestyleProof axemen are more manlyChopping wood has always been seen as one of the more "manly"' endeavours, but now researchers may be able to prove it.27 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandGiant squid filmed in own habitatA deep-sea search for giant squid has captured the world's first video footage of the mysterious creature in its habitat.25 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandCBD gets air health checkScientists are keen to discover what effect the hustle and bustle of downtown Auckland has on those who walk its streets every day.19 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandTremors on path down countryA sequence of quakes rattling the centre of the country appears to be shifting down the South Island and away from Wellington.18 Aug 07:00 PM
WorldGrowing organs tough to deliverIt's 1998 and science is taking big strides. The first cloned mammal, Dolly the sheep, has just had her first lamb; the first robotically assisted heart surgery has been completed.16 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionSue Kedgley: Let's talk birds and bees seriouslyThere's mounting evidence that the pesticide bombardment of our crops and farms is having a devastating effect on wildlife, writes Sue Kedgley.15 Aug 05:52 AM
New ZealandSevere East Cape quake alert a false alarmReports of a strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake on the East Cape this afternoon were incorrect, and were the result of a magnitude-6 earthquake some distance from New Zealand.12 Aug 05:00 AM
